- Match: India (IND) vs Kuwait (KUW)
- Date- 27th June 2023
- Sport- Football
- Venue- Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
- Time- 7:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- 29 Degrees Celsius, Chances of rain
India vs Kuwait Prediction Preview:
After steamrolling past Pakistan in the first game, India registered a hard-fought 2-0 win against Nepal in their second SAFF Championship 2023 game.
Skipper Sunil Chhetri and co. would be desperate to stage a good performance ahead of the semi-finals of the SAFF Championship 2023 and end the group-stage as the table-toppers.
A draw in this game would mean that Kuwait finish as the table-toppers. India have been exceptional in their previous encounters and are hot favourites to win this game in front of their home crowd.
Kuwait on the other hand, defeated both Nepal and Pakistan and have booked their place in the semi-finals. They would be confident ahead of their game against Igor Stimac’s Indian football team. Notably, India have maintained a sterling defensive structure and have registered 8 successive clean sheets in their last few games.
Top Players IND vs KUW
- Sunil Chhetri (IND)- 91 goals in international football
- Mubarak Al Faneni (KUW)- Scored a brace against Pakistan in the SAFF Championship 2023
- Gurpeet Singh Singh (IND)- goalkeeper of India
IND vs KUW Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If IND starts the game from the centre
- India will win the game 2-0
- Sunil Chhetri and Lallianzuala Chhangte will find their names on the goal-scoring sheet
Scenario 2- If KUW starts the game from the centre
- India will win the game 3-1
- Sunil Chhetri, Sandesh Jhingan and Naorem Mahesh Singh will find their names on the goal-scoring sheet
IND vs KUW Today Match Prediction, SAFF Championship 2023, Who Will Win the Match?
India
With a blend of young and experienced players, the Indian football team is heading into right direction. They have registered 8 successive clean sheets and this speaks volumes about the defensive department of the Indian football team.
The likes of Sunil Chhetri, Sahal Abdul Samad and Sandesh Jhingan have been key cogs in the wheels of India and they will be once again donning the shirt of India in pursuit of excellence.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury updates at the moment. We will update it if there are any.
IND vs KUW Probable Playing 11
IND Playing XI
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Nikhil Poojary, Anwar Ali, Sandesh Jhingan, Akash Mishra, Jeakson Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Sahal Abdul Samad, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Sunil Chhetri
KUW Playing XI
Bader Al-Saanoun, Mahdi Dashti, Khaled Ebrahim, Abdullah Al-Buloushi, Hussain Ali Muhaisen, Hasan Al Enezi, Mubarak Al Faneni, Sultan Al-Enezi, Eid Al Rasheedi, Ali-Ahmad-Khalaf Faraj-Matar, and Salman Al-Awadhi.
Squads
India
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh and Phurba Lachenpa Tempa. Subhasish Bose, Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Mehtab Singh and Rahul Bheke.Liston Colaco, Ashique Kuruniyan, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Rohit Kumar, Udanta Singh, Anirudh Thapa, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rowllin Borges and Nandha Kumar.Sunil Chhetri, Rahim Ali
Kuwait
Bader Al-Saanoun(GK), Mahdi Dashti, Khaled Ebrahim, Abdullah Al-Buloushi, Hussain Ali Muhaisen, Hasan Al Enezi, Mubarak Al Fnaini, Sultan Al-Enezi, Eid Al Rasheedi, Ali-Ahmad-Khalaf Faraj-Matar, Salman Al-Awadhi, Fawaz Ayedh, Shabaib Al Khaldi, Hamad Al-Qallaf, Hamad Al Harbi, Redha Hani, Sulaiman Abdulghafoor(GK), Mohammad Daham, Abdullah Al Fahad, Abdulrahman Marzouq(GK), Athbi Saleh, Fahad Al-Hajeri, Ali-Abdel Al-Rasoul, Abdullah Ghanim, Faisal Zayed, Ahmad Al Dhefiri, Ahmad Zanki, and Bader Tareq-Ali.
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